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Saturday, June 11, 2016

Encourage

Usually, after zazen, I give a talk for you. Why you come here is not to just listen to my talk, but to practice zazen. This point should always be remembered by us. Why I talk in this way is to encourage to practice true zazen..--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 66-12-08 as found on shunryusuzuki.comEdited by DC - Shunryu Suzuki lecture excerpts on cuke.com - from there links to much more. - Go to cuke.com What's New [now at blogger] to see more daily posts.